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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Mallin (ranked 4698 p4p, 4465 weight class) and Joe Cooter (ranked 559 p4p, 550 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Mallin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallin lands a leg kick that knocks Cooter off balance momentarily.
Cooter lunges at Mallin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mallin's hand.
It looks like Dexter Mallin has been cut.
Mallin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mallin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mallin tries to clinch but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mallin moves out of range as Cooter throws a body kick.
Mallin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mallin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mallin trying to land knees to the body.
Mallin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooter avoids it.
Cooter working hard to break the clinch.
Cooter tries to break free but Mallin pushes him back against the cage.
Mallin tries to throw a body punch but Cooter avoids it by throwing Mallin back against the cage.
Mallin tries a body shot but Cooter blocks it.
Mallin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.
Mallin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mallin.
Cooter prevents a body shot from Mallin.
Mallin misses with a body punch.
Mallin tries a body shot but Cooter blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallin.
Mallin misses with some punches.
Mallin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mallin prevents Cooter from breaking the clinch.
Mallin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mallin has a couple of punches blocked by Cooter.
Mallin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mallin misses with the head strike.
Mallin misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mallin misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter can't break the clinch.
Mallin throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooter.
Cooter wants to break free but Mallin has control.
Mallin has a couple of punches blocked by Cooter.
Mallin misses with a punch on the inside.
Mallin has Cooter pressed against the cage, preventing Cooter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mallin tries to work over Cooter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooter is trying to force a seperation but Mallin has the dominant position.
Cooter is trying to force a seperation but Mallin has the dominant position.
Cooter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mallin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooter's elbow.
Cooter wants to break free but Mallin has control.
Cooter can't break the clinch.
Mallin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooter controls the action.
Mallin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooter controls his hands.
Cooter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mallin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter working hard to break the clinch.
Cooter has had enough of the clinch but Mallin keeps him there for the moment.
Mallin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooter controls his hands.
Mallin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooter controls the action.
Mallin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.
Mallin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooter tries to break free but Mallin pushes him back against the cage.
Mallin misses with a body punch.
Mallin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mallin misses with a body punch.
Mallin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooter blocking some punches.
Cooter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooter is trying to force a seperation but Mallin has the dominant position.
Mallin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooter controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cooter working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallin.
Mallin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.
Mallin working aggressively here.
Cooter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallin.
Mallin tries a body shot but Cooter blocks it.
Cooter blocks an uppercut.
Mallin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooter controls his hands.
Cooter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mallin tries to work over Cooter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mallin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooter's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mallin.
Mallin misses with the head strike.
Mallin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooter can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Mallin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Mallin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cooter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mallin counters with a low kick, right behind Cooter 's knee.
Cooter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooter throws a poor cross that misses
and Mallin counters with a thumping low kick.
Mallin blocks a jab.
Cooter swings for the body but Mallin moves out of range.
Cooter misses the shot to the body.
Mallin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooter throws a combination that misses
and Mallin counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallin knocks Cooter to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Joe Cooter has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mallin decides to stand back up. Mallin steps back and let's Cooter get back to his feet.
Mallin tries to clinch but Cooter is having none of it.
Cooter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mallin.
Cooter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Mallin.
Cooter avoids the head kick by Mallin.
Cooter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooter misses with a hook. Mallin ducked under it nicely.
Mallin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mallin lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mallin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mallin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooter can do to turn this around?
That kick from Mallin tenderised Cooter's leg. Cooter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mallin throws a hook to the side of Cooter's head but Cooter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooter is looking for the big counter here.
Dexter Mallin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mallin is looking to clinch but Cooter is avoiding it.
Mallin looks to clinch
and Cooter counters with a three punch combo that has Mallin backing up. Mallin nods at Cooter to acknowledge the strikes.
Joe Cooter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mallin counters with a good, hard body kick but Cooter shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cooter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mallin.
Mallin throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Cooter stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Mallin follows into mount!
Cooter is rocked!
Cooter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cooter is still in real trouble! Can Mallin finish him?
Cooter blocking the ground and pound.
Mallin throws a sloppy strike and Cooter uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Cooter has ended up in Mallin's guard.
Cooter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mallin wants to stand and escape but Cooter is having none of it.
Cooter seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mallin trying to strike off his back.
Mallin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mallin is trying to control the position but Cooter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallin wants to hit a sweep here but Cooter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mallin there!
Cooter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mallin to take his back!
Cooter controlling the position well here. Mallin rolled but Cooter kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cooter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallin wants to get back to his feet.
Mallin rolls, trying to escape but Cooter keeps control of the position.
Mallin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Mallin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mallin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mallin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooter misses with a combination
and Mallin counters with a head kick that drops Cooter - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Cooter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mallin.
Mallin is looking to stall here but Cooter recovers full guard.
Cooter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cooter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cooter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cooter!
Mallin looks to move to half guard but instead Cooter has passed into mount! Damn!
Mallin tries to improve his position but instead Cooter has taken his back!
Mallin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallin is in bad spot here.
Cooter stands up.
Cooter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mallin.
Mallin moves out of range of the body kick from Cooter.
As Cooter tries to get set, Mallin tries to push him back and clinch up but Cooter manages to avoid the attempt.
Mallin slips a jab and a cross from Cooter.
An attempted straight right counter from Mallin misses the target.
Cooter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooter misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mallin.
Mallin thuds his shin into the meat of Cooter's side.
Cooter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick lands for Mallin.
Cooter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mallin - the referee stops the clock and Cooter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mallin. Cooter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mallin keeps Cooter at a distance using the push kick.
Mallin moves into the clinch.
Mallin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooter is trying to break the clinch but Mallin has him pressed against the cage.
Mallin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooter controls the action.
Dexter Mallin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mallin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallin.
Mallin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooter wants to get back to striking at distance but Mallin won't allow it.
Cooter is trying to force a seperation but Mallin has the dominant position.
Mallin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooter controls the action.
Mallin working aggressively here.
Mallin has a couple of punches blocked by Cooter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallin misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mallin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mallin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Mallin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mallin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Mallin!
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